Felipe Gónzalez joins the

podcast

. The former Prime Minister has launched one under the title

Infrequent Tunes

, in the first chapter of which he analyzes what he considers a "political leadership crisis" in Spain and the role of the Government in this Covid-19 pandemic: "[A political leader has to] take charge of the mood of others. When everything is wrong an uncle appears who tells you that everything is fine and that the future is great. But hey, are you living the reality of suffering and crisis that I am? living?".

In this sense, whoever was head of the

Executive

for 14 years, opposes the figure of Angela Merkel to praise her management, when addressing the fact that the messages of some political leaders may be more credible than those of others. "

Merkel

appears before the public opinion at three in the morning after having been in a meeting with the presidents of the

landers for

12 hours

. And she says, with terrifying simplicity, this is not going well, you have to make decisions and precautions. But first you have to He has worked for 12 hours with the presidents of the

landers

. "

González, in his reflections, does not mention Pedro Sánchez, but it can be deduced that the message is a veiled allusion to the current chief executive. The former president shows a hard and forceful tone against the Government in this preview of the first episode called "Leadership vs. Caudillismo." He does not make express mentions, he pours his opinions for the listener to interpret, but the message is still clear for this reason.

"The political leader is the one who offers a project with a medium and long-term dimension and with the least mercenary character possible. I am not asking for a project for myself or to stay in power, I am asking for a project that serves the citizens."

And he adds: "At the time that

Spain

lives,

there is an absence of leadership from institutional respect and the centrality of governing for all. The absence of the will to transversality, when it needs it most, that is evident."

González, in his conversation with consultant and political analyst

Ignacio Varela

, also addresses populism.

He defines it like this: "In situations of crisis or anguish, it offers citizens a simple answer to a complex problem."

As explained by the

Felipe Gonzále

z

Foundation

, the former president has wanted with this initiative to star in a podcast to join this new trend that began in the Anglo-Saxon world, they explain, where other former presidents such as Barack Obama or Bill Clinton already share their legacy and their experience through the format.

Tunes infrequent

"will try to find meeting points for the challenges posed and will do so through dialogues with different personalities that provide plural and transversal points of view," they add.

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  • Coronavirus

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